Grit Jurack

{{short description|German handball player (born 1977)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}

{{Infobox handball biography

| name = Grit Jurack

| image = Grit Jurack.jpg

| nationality = German

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|10|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Leipzig, East Germany

| height = {{height|m=1.86|precision=0}}

| position = Right back

| currentclub = Retired

| clubnumber =

| years1 = 1989-1993

| clubs1 = BSV Schönau Leipzig

| years2 = 1993-2004

| clubs2 = HC Leipzig

| years3 = 2003-2004

| clubs3 = → Ikast-Bording Elite Håndbold (loan)

| years4 = 2004-2012

| clubs4 = Viborg HK

| nationalyears1 = 2000-2012

| nationalteam1 = Germany

| nationalcaps1 = 306[http://dhb.de/nationalteams/frauen/kader.html#c18448 dhb.de: Nationalspielerinnen], retrieved 16 September 2015

| nationalgoals1 = 1581

| ntupdate =

| managerclubs1 = Germany

| manageryears1 = 2015-2016

| managerclubs2 = TSV Glücksburg

| manageryears2 = 2016-

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCompetition|World Championship}}

{{MedalBronze | 2007 France | Team}}

{{MedalBronze | 1997 Germany | Team}}

}}

Grit Jurack (born 22 October 1977) is a German former handball player, who played on the German women's national team. She was Top Scorer in the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship and included on the All-Star Team.{{cite web|url=http://www.handball.hu/2007/12/16/gorbicz_az_all_star_csapatban/ |title=All Star csapatban|publisher=handball.hu|date=16 December 2007|language=hu|access-date=19 December 2007}} and also obtained bronze medal in the championship. She won the Champions League with Viborg HK in 2009 and was the top scorer of the tournament with 113 goals. She ended her handball career on 7 October 2012 due to a shoulder injury.{{cite web|url=http://www.ehf-euro.com/Singe-News.2807.0.html?&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=17861&cHash=abcb1cb4ce3777ee72bef84c04286303#.UwIh-yyPO00|title=Grit Jurack bids Farewell|date=28 September 2012|publisher=European Handball Federation}}

She holds both the record for most matches and most goals for the German National Team, as well as the second most international goals overall.{{cite web|url=https://www.rostocker-handballclub.de/2021/03/25/lady-power-an-der-ostsee-38-nationalspielerinnen/ |publisher=German Handball Association|title=DHB-News 03.04.2010: Medieninfo zur EM-Qualifikation der Frauen in Dessau|access-date=30 March 2025|language=de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620001029/http://www.dhb.de/index.php?id=986|archive-date=20 June 2012}}

In 2008-09 she was the topscorer in the Danish league while playing for FCK Håndbold.{{cite web|url=http://www.dhf.dk/composite-1711.htm |title=Topscorere siden 1965 - Damer |date=9 July 2008 |publisher=Danish Handball Federation |language=da |access-date=15 March 2009|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219005613/http://www.dhf.dk/composite-1711.htm |archive-date=February 19, 2009 }}

She was included in the European Handball Federation Hall of Fame in 2023.{{cite web |url=https://www.eurohandball.com/en/news/en/legendary-players-enter-the-hall-of-fame-of-european-handball/ |publisher=European Handball Federation|website=www.eurohandball.com|title=LEGENDARY PLAYERS ENTER THE HALL OF FAME OF EUROPEAN HANDBALL|date=26 June 2023|accessdate=27 June 2023}}